INSIDELetters

Thank you to the Port Stanley Legion for donating the use of 8 tables for a goodcause. STORY PAGE 2

The ControversialSkirmish at

Hungerford Hill, ByronConservation officers are monitor-

ing compliance with Ontario’s sportfishing and public safety-related legislation. STORY PAGE 3

Port Bruce ReportThe Port Bruce Ratepayers Associa-

tion board meeting was held on Au-gust 7th at the pavilion. STORY PAGE 3

Port Burwell ReportPreventable drownings at Port Bur-

well are far too common. In almostevery case, in recent history, the vic-tims are non swimmers.

STORY PAGE 4

Port Stanley ReportThe Port Stanley division of the

Central Elgin Fire Rescue Unit held aCar Wash fund raiser on Saturday Au-gust 9th. STORY PAGE 4

Port Stanley Cat Rescue - News UpdateWe are pleased to announce that

we are now a registered Canadiannon-profit charity granted by theCanada Revenue Agency.

STORY PAGE 5

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Nancy Goucher Water Program Manager

Earlier this month, a state of emer-gency was declared in Toledo, Ohio, be-cause their water had become chokedwith a slimy, toxic algal bloom. 400,000people were left unable to drink thewater coming out of their taps.

This is a scary lapse for the health ofLake Erie, but we have some ideas forfixing the problem.

In fact, just this week we released areport titled Clean, Not Green: Tacklingalgal blooms in the Great Lakes, whichoutlines a four-part plan for cleaningup pollutants that cause these blooms.

One of the main culprits behindalgal blooms in our precious GreatLakes is phosphorous runoff. This pol-

Here are just a few:Invest in green infrastructure, such

as green roofs, wetlands, trees and veg-etation, which can capture rainfall andimprove the quality of storm waterrunoff,

Explore market mechanisms such astax-shifting, pollution taxes, and nutri-ent trading to transfer money from undesirable acts like polluting to desir-able ones that reward farmers for“doing the right thing”,

stable doors is a digital photo class-room where photos, taken in our com-munities, come to life.

The cooking Boot Camp is a regularoffering of the Arts & Cookery Bank, aplace where youngsters and oldsterscan learn or relearn cooking skills. Stu-dents from this summers Savour theFlavour Boot Camp came togetheragain to participate in the “Black BoxChallenge on August 14th.

A Black Box cooking competition is

Andrew HibbertThis exciting cooking chal-

lenge brought together studentchefs from the Arts & CookeryBank’s Savour the Flavour BootCamp.

The Arts & Cookery Bank is aninspirational cultural destination,located in a heritage 1914 Bank ofMontreal and an 1883 timberframe barn in West Lorne. The facility offers up culinary andphotographic experiences for allages and abilities.

The heritage barn, which was relo-cated from its original country setting,has become The Cookery. This is theplace to ‘cook up’ great ideas and fabu-lous food. It's a stunning setting thatbrings together creative and culinarystudents from the region. The originaltimber frames and barn wood are won-derfully paired with the twenty-firstcentury Bank.

At the back of The Cookery is ThePhoto Stable, aptly named because itwas the stable. Behind the sliding

considered the most challengingby master chefs and amateursalike...because the contents/in-gredients in the Black Box are notrevealed to the chef prior to thechallenge. The pressure of thecompetition is momentous!

As the competition began eachpair of chefs open their Black

Boxes and then had to create innova-tive and delicious tastes from the mys-tery ingredient inside with no preptime and no planning! A panel of guest“food experts” then judges each cre-ation and points are awarded for taste,creativity, presentation, and culinaryskill!

Executive Chef Gerry Brandon mas-terfully oversaw the cooking classesand the competition. Gerry grew up ona farm so knows well where food comes

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Toledo Ohio water choked with algae

Kids In The KitchenThe Black Box Cooking Challenge

Above: The Black Box Challenge in-volved eight pairs of student chefs.

Left: The winners were the team ofLidia Bettencourt from West Lorneand Becca Bieber from Palmyra.

Toledo residents line up for water on Saturday. Ohio Gov. John Kasich declareda state of emergency after water testedpositive for the toxin microcystin.

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lution comes from outdated storm-water and sewage systems, leaky septicsystems, and excess fertilizers appliedto farmer’s fields.

In the Clean, Not Green report, weoutline a number of ways to preventnutrient pollution that harms thehealth of our lakes and waterways.

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Gordon sails up the Potomac River tocapture Alexandria, Virginia, togetherwith 21 prize ships, and massive quan-tities of flour, cotton, tobacco, sugar,wine and other commodities.

August 30: Skirmish in WestminsterTownship.

August 29-30:US raid on OxfordCounty

August 31: Castine and other coastaltowns in Maine captured in joint actionby British army and Royal Navy.

September 1: A British force of over12,000 men lead by Governor GeneralSir George Prevost, begin crossing theborder on their way to Plattsburg, NewYork.

September 1: Skirmish near Delaware

September 3-5: American war vesselsTigress and Scorpion captured offMackinaw Island Lake Huron byBritish. See complete story in our August8th edition.

September 4:Upper Canadian turn-coat Joseph Willcocks is killed leadingthe treasonous Canadian Volunteers ina skirmish outside American occupiedFort Erie, Upper Canada.

Andrew HibbertAugust 22 1814: Skirmishes at PigPoint and Bellefields, Maryland. Ameri-can Commodore Joshua Barney delib-erately destroys his flotilla near thetown of Pig Point, preventing itsseizure by a British force under Rear-Admiral George Cockburn.

August 24-25: Battle of Bladensburg,Maryland. The British under Major-General Robert Ross occupy the capitalcity of Washington, DC setting ablazemost public buildings in retaliation forthe burning and sacking of York(Toronto), Newark (Niagara) and PortDover, Upper Canada a year earlier.

August 25: HMS Confiance, 37 guns,the largest British warship to sail onLake Champlain during the war islaunched at the naval yard of Ile auxNoix, Lower Canada.

August 26: A British gunboat flotillacaptures two American vessels on theSt. Lawrence River near Kingston,Upper Canada.

August 27: USS Wasp captures HMSAvon in the Atlantic south of Ireland.

August 28: A British naval expeditionled by Captain James Alexander

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LETTERSThank You to the Port Stanley Legion

Thank you to the Port Stanley Legionfor donating the use of 8 tables for a goodcause. The grieving Hall-Bozek and Hilde-brandt families, who had recently lost chil-dren in tragic accidents, received thebenefit of $6,362.00 in proceeds from agarage sale, bake sale, BBQ, silent auction,face painting and nail painting event in St.Thomas Saturday Aug. 9. The idea for abenefit garage sale came from Cathy Kos-tendt, who works at the dental office of Dr.Candice Wakulich and Dr. Mallory Lynch(Bowsher) in St. Thomas. The event washeld in the parking lot of the office. Cathyand friends met at her house the precedingholiday Monday to plan and organize theevent. A Facebook page called "The Pay ItForward Project - Locals Helping Locals"and media coverage alerted the communi-ties and donations poured in from manysources. Donations of refreshments andforty-four silent auction items from peopleand local businesses were gratefully accepted.

The volunteers met at 8 am to set upthe Legion’s tables and tents borrowedfrom friends. Garage sale donations flowedin from 9-12. The sale and silent auctionbegan at 1pm and ended at 4pm.

All in all it was an amazing and heartfelt success. Tragedy brought people to-gether to donate from their hearts andwallets. Everyone wanted to pitch in andshow their empathy for the Hall-Bozek andHildebrandt families. Hopefully, in somesmall part, their efforts will help the griev-ing families heal. Thank you everyone whocontributed and/or bought something. Youhave ‘Paid It Forward!’Thanks, Pat Gibson

When the circus came to Port Stanley

Hi Andrew: Jon and I were talkingabout a holiday we took in Port Stanleywhen our kids were small in the ’80’s andwe had rented a cottage in MitchellHeights somewhere. Can’t rememberwhat year it was but a circus came to townon our holidays that year. It was a rainyweek, rough water and no video stores in

Port back then! And then one day onmain beach there were elephants! Itwas only a one ring circus, but it amusedour kids for days watching the elephantsput the tent up, going to the show andwatching them pack it all up. We stillcan’t believe a circus came to the beach!

I just wonder if any older Port resi-dents remember this and if it might havebeen an annual attraction?Thanks Vicci Coughlin

There’s Always a Why NotThe Berm, oh, the Berm. There’s al-

ways a reason why something can’t bedone. Unless we want to! I know thatthe Ministry of Transport has not doneenough to allow this prime land to beimproved. It may be three years or more.We do not have the political clout tospeed them up. But that doesn’t meanwe can’t do some things. We have usedroad graders to smooth out the LittleBeach parking area. We have dumpedhundreds of tones of sand along thewestern side of that parking lot. It seemswe can do some things when we wantto, but otherwise we can’t because MOTsays so.

Perhaps there are a few things thatcould be done to make this future gem abit more hospitable and a lot less ugly.These suggestions do not interfere withthe soil. Also, since we allow walkers totraverse the area now, that’s tantamountto saying we can allow more to use itdoing the same thing, mainly walking. 1. Mow the damned thing! A big bushhog could do it this fall. Let the clippingsfall where they may. Over the fall/win-ter/spring a bit of mulch/composting willoccur. Mow it again in the spring whenmuch has dried out and it’ll look prettygood. Most of the stuff growing thereyou wouldn’t want growing anywhere.2. Remove and chip the so-called treesand bushes that are there. They aren’tdesirable species anyway.3. Run a Bobcat (that’s a very smalldozer) around the perimeter and perhapsan angle or two. Cover up that trail withthe wood chips. Fill any low spots with

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tuckians, even on agood day. As forPhoebe McNameshanding out ammu-nition and water tothe defenders afteronly one volley?

There certainlywas a skirmish atHungerford Hill, butit occurred on orabout the 30th ofAugust, 1814 whenCaptain DanielRapelje and his

company of the Middlesex Militialaid an ambush for an AmericanRaiding party, guided by the notori-ous traitor, Andrew Westbrook,which was returning with three cap-tured militia officers from the Ox-ford Militia: Captains John Carroll,Ichabod Hall and David Curtis. Anabattis or wall of logs and brush waslaid across the bottom of the hillbelow Hungerford Hill on Commis-sioners’ Road by Rapelje and hismen. At dark, the unsuspectingmounted Americans, seventy innumber, wandered down the windyhill into the road block. Rapelje andhis thirty or so men unleashed sev-eral volleys of fire into the trappedmen from the high banks above.Several men were wounded and onewas killed outright. Captain JohnCarroll, who was supposedly ridingWestbrook’s pinto horse, was hitseveral times by “friendly fire”. Alsomortally wounded was Captain Ich-abod Hall who with Captain DavidCurtis managed to escape in themelee. Westbrook, who was ridingCarroll’s horse was quite a distanceaway but managed to arrive andguide the Americans to safety.

Whether Phoebe McNames wasthere in August is not recorded. Theambush is well documented by sev-eral documents including an eyewit-ness account by the Americansecond in command, LieutenantWilliam Reyburn of the U.S.Rangers. (A copy of this letter isfound in the George Thorman pa-pers at the Elgin Military Museum.)There was at least one other skir-mish in Westminster Township, ofwhich there is very little documenta-tion. Thus, as in all history, some-thing which appears to not havehappened, may indeed have but in adifferent venue or form.

(Glenn Stott is a historian based inArkona, ON. He has written several booksabout the War of 1812 and says the warreduced the region to "a no man's land.")

PORTBRUCEREPORTCathy Crane

Community DanceThe annual community dance was

held on Saturday, August 2 with a largecrowd attending. This year a number ofvisitors to the community also enjoyedthe wide variety of music provided by theDJ, Eugene. We are very fortunate tohave such a great DJ to support our com-munity. Also a special thank you toDuff's Garage and Cornerview Cafe fordonating prizes. This event, sponsoredby the Port Bruce Ratepayers, is heldeach year on the Civic Holiday weekend.Maybe we'll see you there next year.

Community PlaqueAnyone wishing to have their name or

the name of a loved one engraved on thememorial plaque, which is located at thewelcome sign, should contact LindaNewman at (519) 773-2664. The cost is still $50.

Ratepayers Board Meeting

The Port Bruce Ratepayers Associa-tion board meeting was held on August7th at the pavilion. Drawings and a planfor installation of the ramp at the wel-come sign were reviewed and the goahead was given to purchase the materi-als needed to complete the project.Other discussion at the meeting includeda recap of the recent Perch Derby, whichwas very successful with over 200 regis-trations. An update on the progress of re-visions to the Flood Book was alsoprovided. New business included thedistribution of tickets for the annual fishfry which is being held September 6th atthe pavilion. Other new business in-cluded proceeding to explore the idea foranother community project which wouldinclude a wheelchair access installedfrom the parking area to the pier. It wasagreed that additional information wouldbe gathered for further discussion. Next

Glenn Stott

The traditionalstory goes as follows:

Following GeneralProcter’s defeat at theBattle of the Thames onOctober 5, 1813, theLongwoods and Com-missioners’ Road net-work, which led toBurlington Heights, wasthe sole escape routeopen to Procter and hisfew men on their mad run to theBritish army headquarters. Procterand his party of twenty dragoons nar-rowly escaped being captured by someKentucky Mounted Infantrymen whochased them along the LongwoodsRoad, east of Fairfield for several miles.The fleeing British led by their dis-graced General, undoubtedly racedthrough the old village of Delawarewhen they were making their way to-wards safety.

This same party also overtook aslower moving caravan of wagons andbaggage carrying wounded and ill sol-diers from the general withdrawalfrom Detroit. This caravan had leftFairfield on October 4th, the day be-fore the battle. It was being protectedby a group of Oxford Militiamen underthe command of Captain John Carroll.When Procter passed the caravan theymay have been near Delaware as theyhad a full day’s travel before the battle.

Nevertheless, tradition has it thatthis wagon train of mainly helplessmen was overtaken by the KentuckyMounted Infantrymen either October5th or shortly after. The story isrecorded in the Historical Atlas of Mid-dlesex County, 1878 and the History ofMiddlesex County, 1889. The locationof the skirmish or battle has, by tradi-tion, been located at Hungerford Hillon Commissioners’ Road, just east ofByron. In both sources, however, noexact location is given although physi-cal descriptions of the site are. Carroll,aware that he would be unable to out-step the fast approaching Kentuckians,decided to assemble the wagons “onthe summit of a beautiful rounded hillwhich was covered then as now (1877)with a scattering growth of scrub oaksand around which the Commission-ers’ Road winds.” Goodspeed’s Historyof Middlesex, identifies the place asbeing “ a knoll within the great bend ofthe Commissioners’ Road.” Carrolland the small number of militia tookshelter behind the wagons and waitedfor the inevitable attack. Ammunitionstocks would have been very limited,probably to the supply each man car-ried.

Tradition also records the arrival onthe scene of Mrs. Phoebe McNames,whose husband Peter was away onduty. When the Americans arrived it isrecorded that she, disregarding flyingbullets, distributed water and ammu-nition among the defenders.

According to the two sources thegreatly superior American forcecharged up the hill but was repulsedby the defenders hidden behind thewagons. Both accounts say there wasonly one attack and the Kentucky rifle-men retreated. There appears to havebeen few if any casualties on eitherside as Carroll is said to have resumedhis journey once he was sure theAmericans had left. Thus the famedBattle of Reservoir Hill, or HungerfordHill, or Byron, or Commissioners’Road ended.

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The only official docu-mentation, which could befound even remotely resem-bling this skirmish comes in aletter written by ColonelRobert Young on October 9, 1813from Burlington Heights. In it he ex-presses a concern about the safety ofwagons carrying provisions from De-troit. He was worried that the slowerwagons could have been overtaken bythe Americans. There appears to be nomention of Carroll’s safe arrival al-though we know he did, as he was laterinvolved in another skirmish which isdocumented.

Who was Mrs. McNames? OrloMiller, a noted local historian, identi-fied her as Phoebe McNames who isburied beside her husband in the BrickStreet Cemetery. He went so far as tosuggest that she should be given thestatus of a heroine for her actions atthe skirmish.

The Reality is as follows:Unfortunately, there is little doubt

that the above battle never took place,at least on the mentioned date underthe mentioned circumstances. The far-thest east the Americans reached onOctober 5th or 6th was Ward’s Inn atpresent day Wardsville. A journey alongthe Longwoods road to Delawarewould have taken mounted riders atleast one full day if not two dependingupon weather and conditions of theroad. In October 1813 the LongwoodsRoad was in miserable condition afterseveral days of rain. There also were nomembers of the Oxford Militia on dutyeither before or after the Battle of theThames at that time, as most involvedwere either Regular soldiers or mem-bers of the British Indian Department.A single volley from the militia in real-ity would probably not deter the Ken-

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sumptuous dinner of chicken and ribs.

Many prizes were donated by localand regional businesses and the win-ning teams and individuals took homesome great prizes. Ticketed drawsbrought in additional funds. MC forthe event was Paul Dilworth who wasalso one of the organizers along withTerry Campell. Terry spoke to the guestssaying “Not only is this a Legion, it is aCommunity Centre for Port Stanley”.

Team sixteen were the afternoon’swinners and were awarded first place.They include (Shown above LtoR) RickElrick, Mike Kyle, Bill Cochrane, BobStafford and . The tournament raisedapproximately $3600 for the PoppyFund.

Port to Port to PortBike Tour

On Saturday August 16th a wholegaggle of cyclists participate in theThree Port Bike Tour. The Tour startedand ended at the East Elgin Commu-nity Complex� in Aylmer and consistedof 50km, 100km and 160km routes.There were no specific start times andriders were welcome to depart any-time after checking in.

The primary aim of the Three PortTour was to showcase Elgin County asa tourist� and cycling destination. Pro-ceeds from the $60 entry fee go to twolocal initiatives;� the Forest City Velo-drome and the Environmental Leader-ship Program.

All riders were encouraged to stayin Elgin County before and after the 3Port Tour. As was suggested on the of-ficial web site, �there is lots to do bothon and off the lake and there areplaces to stay and �local events and at-tractions that are family friendly. Theride was presented by the Aylmer Ex-press Graphics Group.

Firefighters fund raiserThe Port Stanley division of the

Central Elgin Fire Rescue Unit held aCar Wash fund raiser on Saturday Au-gust 9th. The fund raiser took place onthe parking lot in front of the Sport inPort shop on Carlow Road. FirefightersRyan Sweet and Ron Dozois did all thework. The event was in support of thelocal Fire Rescue Unit.

Port Stanley LegionPoppy Open

Saturday August 9th also saw thesecond annual Golf Tournament fundraiser for the Port Stanley Legion. The‘Poppy Open’ supports the Legion’sPoppy Fund. Twenty-one teams of fourplayed in the tournament, which tookplace at the Kettle Creek Golf andCounty Club. The eighty-four playersthen returned to the Legion for a

Firefighters Ryan Sweet (left) and RonDozois at the fund raiser car wash.

were by conservative philosopher, GKChesterson. Bayham Council, on Aug.7, were oblivious to the words of wis-dom. Council approved an Official Planamendment and zoning change fromInstitutional to RI, in a four to onerecorded vote, requested by CouncillorSouthwick. The property in questionwas the former Port Burwell Fire Hall.The property had been sold for $75,000on condition of a zoning change approval.

Susan Start made a presentation inthe public part of the zoning changeprocess, citing the historical signifi-cance of Market Square, which today iscomposed of The Bodsworth Library,the Cenotaph, the Basket Ball Courtand the Fire Hall. Apparently, Col. Bur-well deeded this land to Port Burwell tobe used for community purposes inperpetuity. To Start, the sale of civicproperty out from under the commu-nity, is the primary issue. At the end ofthe meeting on July 17, Council de-ferred its decision, requesting a full re-port from staff about theenvironmental and zoning issues raisedby the public. Residents who attendedthe July 17 public meeting were antici-pating details from that report. Therewas no written, nor verbal report withanswers by staff or Councillors to thequestions raised by concerned citizens.

Councillor Southwick was bigenough to admit that Council haderred in the hasty sale of public prop-erty. Southwick was swayed by thepresentation by Port residents. Bydenying the zoning change, Bayhamcould recognize the spirit and intent ofthe Official Plan and Ontario legisla-tion. Southwick added that there wasno legal compulsion to approve ordeny the zoning change. Southwick ad-mitted that the quick cash, perhapsclouded his vision, He was swayed byinformation at the public zoning meet-ing, to consider keeping the property inquestion in public hands.

Councillor Casier, cited the need forextensive renovations. We don't havethe money! Public buildings cost a lot tokeep up. We agreed to extend the zoningdecision. To bow out now would be inbad faith. If it is all about the money,why was the sale not advertised? Manyconsider the $75,000 selling price aslow ball. In the end, the biggest issue isstill the secret sale. Other residentswere not given the opportunity to bid,nor to comment on the sale of publicland, public assets with an historicalmandate. Was the purchaser informedof the considerable potential financial

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No more drownings! Preventable drownings at Port Bur-

well are far too common. In almostevery case, in recent history, the vic-tims are non swimmers. The RedCross and other organizations dotheir level best to teach every Ontarioresident to swim.

Do we need to make learning toswim part of the local curriculum, forboth public and private schools? Fail-ing that, perhaps the message anddictum should come from local pul-pits. Somehow, we need to begin aprocess to see every child in the arealearns to swim.

Norm Hughes steps upto the plate

Norm's family came to Port Bur-well in 1961. After high school in Till-sonburg, Norm attended RyersonUniversity. The Hughes family has al-ways been active in their community.Norm's sister Sue served as Port Bur-well Councillor. Norm attended theCouncil meeting re: the Fire Hall saleon Aug. 7.

Norm is eager to represent the in-terests and concerns of Ward 1, ifelected in the upcoming election. Hefeels he has the time, the energy andthe knowledge of local issues. A few ofthe issues on his agenda are: the fu-ture of the harbour, West Beach ac-cess, downtown Port Burwell andVienna revitalization, clean up ofpublic land in Port Burwell and Vi-enna. We cannot enforce by-laws if wedo not follow them ourselves.

Norm is an avid cyclist, runner,golfer and former local ball player.One of his dreams is provision ofpaved bike lanes between Port Bur-well and Port Stanley. Norm looks for-ward to serving the residents of Ward Ifor the next four years, if given the nod.

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from. He then attended the StratfordChef School. After graduating heworked as a chef at Auberge in Londonand at Langdon Hall. His career thentook him to the west coast and the be-ginnings of a food consultancy careerwith both restaurants and non-profitsacross Canada. Gerry then moved toRodney and now works with the Arts &Cookery Bank in West Lorne.

The Black Box Challenge involvedeight pairs of student chefs. Saying‘student’ is almost an affront to theskills that they already possess. The six-teen chefs, boys and girls ages 11 to 19,prepared eight main dishes and eightdesserts from the secret ingredients.Although only the judges had a chance

to taste each of the entries, they alllooked delicious.

The judges were Elgin County’sBusiness Development and Communi-cations Coordinator Kate Burns,Michael Robbins, Chef at the KettleCreek Inn and Sheila Simpson, regionalrepresentative for Trillium Ontario. Al-

Above: The Judges L to R, Kate Burns,Michael Robbins and Sheila Simpson.

Above Right: Grace McCartland with invited guest Elgin County Warden DaveMarr enjoying hors d'oeuvres after thecompetition.

Below: Executive Chef Gerry Brandonwith the youngest competitor ShamusKiftmer, 11 years from Stratford and theoldest competitor Madison Somerville19 years from West Lorne.

Expand septic system mainte-nance and outreach programs that en-able urban and rural residents to takeaction to prevent polluted water fromrunning off their property,

We can fix this problem, but weneed to make sure decision makerstake immediate action to protect ourwater.

Algal blooms threaten our health,the health of children and pets, andthe health of freshwater ecosystems. Ihope that you’ll help us push our planinto action so we can preserve ourmagnificent Great Lakes for genera-tions to come.

Source: Environmental Defence aToronto based environmental charityfounded in 1984. It is known for its effectiveness and innovative work onpreventing and reducing pollution ofthe environment and human health.

though the judges could only samplea small portion of each dish, itlooked to me as if they, at times,would like to have eaten the wholemeal.

The judges admitted that the finaldecision was a difficult one but atlast call the winners were the team ofBecca Bieber from Palmyra and LidiaBettencourt from West Lorne. Conso-lation prizes were given to all the en-trants with the Whisk Awards goingto Becca and Lidia.

The Arts & Cookery Bank was thedream of Grace McGartland and herhusband Duncan Morrison. Graceand Duncan returned to the area toretire to a local farm but a quiet re-tirement wasn’t in the cards. Theirdream and drive were the catalystthat created the bricks & mortar andbarn beams that have become a focalpoint in the West Elgin. Grace is stillthe hostess with the mostest and stilloversees most events at the Bank.

The Arts & Cookery Bank honoursthe community’s past, celebrates thecommunity’s present and envisionsthe community’s future legacy by ex-pressing local heritage and culturethrough photographs and cuisine topromote, encourage and sustain arural lifestyle.

Suzanne Lefebvre

We are pleased to announce that weare now a registered Canadian non-profit charity granted by the CanadaRevenue Agency. That means we canofficially issue receipts for income taxpurposes for any monetary donation of$10 or more. Unfortunately, we are notable to provide a receipt for donatedgoods or services. You can also make adonation in our cash box at Port's Pet,located in Port Stanley at 208 Main St .

Check out our new website:www.portstanleycatrescue.com andgive us your views. Look up the storiesof our rescued cats by clicking on theirimages.

If you ever see a "tipped left ear" ona cat in the village, you will know that ithas been previously trapped, sterilizedand treated. Remember to always spayor neuter your cat, especially if you letit outside, to avoid a continued over-population of unwanted cats.

It is always with our community inmind, that we continue to trap feralcats, get them altered, vaccinated in-cluding rabies prevention and attendto any of their medical needs. Some-

times we are fortunate to find adoptedhomes for friendly ones that have beenabandoned on the roadside or beacharea but the majority of cats that arecaught are feral and have to be re-turned to where they lived previously.The only difference is that these catswill now not produce kittens nor hope-fully pass on diseases to healthy cats.

We are expecting the usual influx ofcat drop-offs and abandonments at theend of August and beginning of Sep-tember. Please consider adopting orfostering a friendly, sterilized and vac-cinated cat or providing food & shelterfor a feral cat that has also been alteredand vaccinated and will not re-pro-duce. This past winter was very harshon our feral cats and although we havea small outdoor shelter, it is not enoughto provide the basic comforts for thesehomeless cats.

Please be on the lookout for anyfriendly stray cat you may encounterand be sure to let us know immediatelyso that we can take action.

Upcoming events: (To help us with vet costs & supplies)

Port Stanley Cat Rescue – News Update

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meeting is September 4th, 7 p.m. at thepavilion.

Annual Fish FryDon’t miss the annual “all you can

eat” perch fish fry being held on Sep-tember 6th at the pavilion. It’s always agood meal and a chance to see yourfriends. Dinner is served from 5-7 atthe pavilion and advance tickets are$20. For tickets call Helen at (519) 773 5939. See ad in this edition page 7. From the 2013 Port Bruce Fish Fry.

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North ShoreCommunity EventsPORT STANLEY 2014Port Stanley Community PolicingRequires volunteers. To help protect your village,call 519-782-3934 or Carroll at 519-782-7616,email pscp@rogers.com Port Stanley Library 782-4241 304 Bridge St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, 10 - 8:30 Fri 1 - 5, Sat 9 - 1. Children’s Programs Kids Knitting Circle & Learn toKnit Drop in finger knitting every Monday from 6-7pmLearn to knit every other Thursday from 6-7pmLego�Mania! Saturday Mornings from 10am-12:30pm(all ages with an adult) Christ Anglican Church Sunday Morning Service,9:30 am with Eucharist. We invite all to join in worship with us. Coffee follows downstairs.Al-Anon Meeting, Christ Anglican Church 7:30pm every Friday. If there is an alcohol/drug problemof a family member or friend that is affecting you,the Alanon Family Groups may be able to help you.St. John's Presbyterian Church Tom Jeffrey Pastor.Sunday Worship 10 am followed by Fellowship Hour.The Door is always open, why not join us?Port Stanley Youth Group & St. John's Presby-terian Church are hosting our 2nd annual FamilyFun Day and Loonie Olympics on August 23rd be-tween 2 and 4. This is a fun filled out door eventand free to everyone. We will have lots of gamesand activities along with food. Port Stanley United Church Service of Worship at11 am followed by a time of fellowship. Come joinus. We are now wheelchair friendly and barrier free.Port Stanley United Church Peach Supper. Enjoypeaches, baked beans, and more. August 29, 5-7 pm.Adults $12, Children 5-12 - $5. Barrier free access.VON Foot Care Clinic August 28th at The Villa Apts,289 Frances Street 8 - 11:30 a.m. Call 519-782-4089for appointment. Sponsored by the Port Stanley Lioness Club.Heritage Port There will be no meeting duringAugust. Post Card books Vol. 1 & Vol 2 now avail-able, $90 each, only 1 set remaining. Port Stanleythe First 100 Years, $25. Get yours at the Lake ErieBeacon, 204-A Carlow Road, side door, 1-5 pm.Proceeds to Heritage Port. Port Stanley & Community 55+ Club Meetsevery Monday 1:30 -4 pm to play Euchre at the PortStanley Arena. For info call 519-782-4801 (JohnBrenders) or 519-685-2101 (Marie Geerts).Port Stanley Village Association meets the thirdThursday of the month 7- 8:30 pm. All welcome.Giant Garage Sale- Fundraiser for Port StanleyCat Rescue Sat. August 30, 8am, 236 Colburne St.Quality goods collected over the past year, house-hold & gardening items, clothing, books, etc. Home-baked goods & refreshments. If interested indonating items, please call Suzanne-519-782-4914Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Summer Hours: Mon. & Thurs., 12-7, Tues. & Fri., 12-10, Wed. 11-10. Sat. & Sun., 12-7,Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Don’t forgetthe Legion offers the following:Seniors Bridge, Tues. night, Euchre:Wed. nightLegion Darts Tuesday night 8 pm Men’s DartsSaturday Afternoon Meat Draws 3-5 pmPort Stanley Legion Bottle ReturnsMon & Thurs- Closed, Tues, Wed., Fri, Sat 12-4 pm.Port Stanley Legion Ladies MahJongg, Fridays1:30pm. We are looking for beginners as well. If youlike to play MahJongg come on out! Call 519 782-3189or 782-3118.Port Stanley Legion Port Stanley Karaoke Sing It ToWin It! Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm - 11pmChicken Wings on Special. Come for the fun.

PORT BURWELL/VIENNA 2014St. Paul’s Port Burwell /Vienna Sunday ServicesSt. Paul's P.B./Vienna United 11:00 am Port Burwell Trinity Anglican 11:30 am Port Burwell Lighthouse Gospel Church 10:45 amPort Burwell - Bayham Horticultural Society,Meets Every 3rd Monday, 7 pm at the Port BurwellSchool. For more Info 519 874 4260.Otter Valley Naturalists Monthly Meeting is thesecond Monday of the month, 7 pm to 9 pm. Pleasecall 519-874-4028 for information. Photographers of the Otter Valley (POV)meetthe last Monday of the month, 6:30 pm, BayhamPublic Library in Straffordville. All are welcome. CallBruce at 519 874-1822.

PORT BRUCE 2014Annual Fish Fry Don’t miss the annual “all you caneat” perch fish fry being held on September 6th atthe pavilion. It’s always a good meal and a chanceto see your friends. Dinner is served from 5-7 at thepavilion and advance tickets are $20. For tickets callHelen at (519) 773 5939.

AYLMER 2014Aylmer 50 + Seniors Welcome you to join themfor Euchre or Bridge Every Monday 1 - 3:30 pm up-stairs at Aylmer Legion Admission $2.Aylmer Badminton Camp August 22, 23, and 24,9am-5pm, Immanuel Christian School, 75 CaverlyRoad, Aylmer. The camp is for intermediate and ad-

The Port Stanley Community Food Bank at Christ Anglican Church

PLEASE!!! We are servicing more clientsthis year than ever before!We need you to drop off

non-perishable items at Foodland or call 519 782-3122 for pick-up.

The food bank is open the third week of themonth: Tues. 3:30-6 pm Thurs. 10 - NoonFor cheque donations please send to: Port Stanley Foodbank, c/o Christ Church, 283 Colborne St. Port Stanley, On. , N5L 1A9.

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vanced badminton players only and is open to allages. $90 per person. Call 519-878-2217 for detailsor email coach@aylmerbadminton.caThe Saxonia Hall Roast Beef & Cabbage RollDance and Dinner, September 14th, dane 2pm, din-ner 6pm. $25 per person. Call 519-688-2531for info.

DUTTON 2014St. Peter’s Anglican Church Chicken BBQ, Wed.,Aug. 27th, 4:30 - 7:00 pm. A fund raising event fora handicap ramp for St. Peter’s Anglican Church.Adults $13.00, kids 6 - 12 $6.00, 5 and under free.Call 519-762-2617 for tickets.Duff Church Largie Beef Supper September 11 - 5 pmto ? Adults $12 Children 6-12 $5 under 5 freeDuff Church Largie 150th Anniversary Lunch Septem-ber 21, 12:15, Service 1 pm. Rev. Heather Payton as GuestSpeaker.

DEXTER 2014Dexter United Church Dexter Line. Service of Wor-ship at 9:15 am followed by a time of fellowship.

FINGAL 2014Knox Presbyterian Church Lay Minister Mr. JohnVan Eyk. Worship 10 am. Coffee, cookies, fellowshipfollows: Sunday school/nursery 10 am. For info (519)769-2157. Come and worship with a warm andfriendly group of people, we are barrier free.Knox Presbyterian Church Annual yard and bakesale, Saturday August 23rd. 7a.m. til noon. Comeout find some bargains and delicious home baking.Hot dogs $1.00 no early birds.

SHEDDEN 2014Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5,Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081.Children’s Programs Lego-Mania! Saturday 2:15-4:30pm (all ages with an adult)Summer Reading Kicks Off! Friday 11am, all ages!

SPARTA 2014Sparta Stitchers Every Tuesday 1- 4 pm, SpartaCommunity Hall. We quilt, tat, knit, embroider,smock, crotchet, etc. Everyone welcome. Cost is $5.session. Come learn a new skill. Call Sally Martyn(519-775-2292).

ST. THOMAS 2014Abundant Life Fellowship Join us at the TimkenCommunity Centre - Doug Tarry room (2 Third Ave.)at 6 pm on Saturdays for a free meal followed byour celebration service. For more info call 519-633-9207 or go to www.abundantlifestthomas.caThe Old St. Thomas Church, 55 Walnut St. is nowopen for free tours Tuesday-Saturday 9-5 until lateAugust.

TYRCONNELL 2014Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 LakeviewLine, 519-762-3072.Sunday Summer Teas, August 24 and 31, $10pp14 pm. 8 guests per seating 519 762-3072.Homestead Days, Tues.-Friday in August. UpperLevel of the Barn. 10:30 - 4:30.

UNION 2014Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd.,Worship and Sunday School at 9:30 am. We are aWelcoming Friendly Family of Faith and are barrierfree. For info: 519-631-0304 and our website iswww.unionunitedchurch.ca.Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd.,Stone Church Cruise Nites the last Monday of Au-gust 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Union United Church, Meetyour friends and come join the fun.

VIENNA 2014Bayham Historical Society meets the 2nd Thurs-day of the month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Commu-nity Centre. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519874-1822.

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Free Coffee Saturday Aug.30On Saturday, August 30th Alzheimer So-

ciety volunteers will serve FREE TIM HOR-TON COFFEE to the first 120 people at thePort Stanley FOODLAND STORE betweenthe hours of 9 am to 3 pm (or as long asthe supply lasts). JOIN US!

The Alzheimer Society of Elgin-St.Thomas provides service to individuals liv-ing with Alzheimer’s disease and relateddementias and their caregivers throughoutElgin County.

All revenues raised in Elgin stay in Elginto help fund their many support, educationand awareness programs for the more than1300 residents in Elgin county affected byAlzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Your donation will be appreciated,Thank You – do drop by for a cup of coffee!

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the sand we’ve put out there anyway.We will not have disturbed the land, not

interfered with the boring testing and notdone anything more out there than wehave previously done somewhat. Some ad-ministrator will find something here that isdifficult or impossible. But not everything Ihope. But I feel strongly that if Port Stanleypeople do not let our leaders know whatwe want, we will wait and wait and wait…

This will be a big improvement in theimage of Port Stanley without much ex-pense. Would you drive your friends fromLondon out to the Berm to take a walk?Would you post a picture of the currentwalk area on the Port Stanley website? Doyou know what a great walking area thiscould be?

We need to let our leaders know whatwe want, what we expect. Tell them, “Hay,lets get going”. Political leaders and admin-istrators want to know what people want,what they think. What do you think?Should we move slightly forward while notdisturbing the soil? We are all waiting forthe ‘grand plan’ for the Berm. But sincethat’s years away, lets do something.

Contact our municipal leaders and let

and liability issues involved in thefire sale price?

The building has actually beencondemned. Consensus in Port Bur-well is — the property should bemade into a public parking lot. Thefirst issue in development is parking.Port residents see the sale funds asconvenient to cover the repairs to theBayham Community Centre. Whilethe sale of the fire hall was madeprior to the closure of the Centre, thefour votes to approve the zoning, de-spite a very professional and well re-searched heritage presentation byStart, smells somewhat in Port Burwell.

Councillor Ketchabaw counteredthe heritage arguments with a posi-tion that heritage is preservedwhether buildings are publicly or pri-vately owned. Mayor Ens seemed toagree with Southwick, with the newinformation provided, then acceptedKetchabaw's point that heritagepreservation does not mandate pub-lic ownership. But, the heritage des-ignation issue was really a redherring to gloss over the real issuesover the sale of public property.

The zoning change goes toCounty Council and Land Division.Ward One Council candidate, NormHughes, recalled working as a stu-dent on the property, which had fueltanks. There may be environmentalissues. The community is steamed,and we have a group of retired new-comers with energy and commit-ment to their new community. Thesefolks are not going to sit back andallow questionable municipal ad-ministration to continue. The Coun-cil decision was short sighted andwrong, but it is far from over.

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dow and watch the birds. Minka (11)and Bobby (10) could still have an-other 10 years ahead of them to live,love and be cherished by someonewho is able to see what we see inboth of these fabulous cats. Comeand see for yourself, I'm sure you willagree.Please join Pat and her staff SaturdaySept. 6th at Tabby's Treasures GiftStore when they will be celebratingtheir 5th successful year as AnimalAide's fundraising store, located at335 Talbot St., St. Thomas. Pat is plan-ning some awesome specials and forthat day only, cats over 5 years oldwill be adoptable for half price at theshelter. So, mark it on your calendarand plan to attend. Pat has some-thing to delight everyone and therewill be cake!!

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“With over 2,000 political staffersemployed by the House of Commons,this is quite an honour” said Preston.“I have always stated that I have thebest staff in the world and it is fantasticthat Karen is recognized for her hardwork in this way, not just here, but inOttawa. I am very proud of Karen!”

Karen is the Executive assistant toJoe Preston and the constituency officemanager. She is responsible for sched-uling, advertising, media, and the com-munity liaison. She handles inquiriesinto the office regarding Citizenshipand Immigration; the Budget; CanadaBorder Services; and Foreign Affairs.Karen also has worked alongside Joewith MyFM 94.1 on “Joe and Friends”.

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If interested in donating items, pleasecall Suzanne-519-782-4914

Harbourfest, Port Stanley

Visit us again this year at our outsidebooth near the DOC Building.

Volunteers always Needed

We are always in need of volunteerswho can help in any capacity such asfeeding the feral cats, able to drivethem to the veterinary clinic or assist-ing in the cat trapping. We are stilllooking for an independent person toreview our accounting before we fileour income tax return next spring.

Giant Garage Sale - Fundraiser for Port Stanley Cat Rescue

When: Sat. August 30th, 8:00 AM

Where: 236 Colburne St, Port Stanley

Quality goods collected over the pastyear, household & gardening items,clothing, books, etc..

Homebaked goods & refreshments.

THE LAKE ERIE BEACON ROLADEX

To contact us, please callone of us at the numberslisted below or email:

(new email address)

loveacat@portstanleycatrescue.com

Suzanne Lefebvre 519-782-4914

Kathy McNeil 519-782-4339

Kathy Stirrat 519-495-1898

Port Stanley CatRescue Continued From Page 4